Aug 4, 2010

This presentation has actually been online for a while now and I knew about it before that but today i decided to embed it here so friends and enemies who drop here looking for evil ways to hijack me or just exploring what anti-whatever sentiments I have written, well, here is the feature talk!! I better stop now :)I hope you enjoy it!

If you could not preview it, here is the link:
http://ashs.org/db/horttalks/detail.lasso?id=624

May 21, 2010

Why nice flowering plants are called 'weeds'?

I get this question more often than you think. Naturalists think all plants deserve a life, agriculturists beg to differ! Any plant in the wrong place is a weed and thus should be terminated!
Today I came a cross a poem by 'Ian Emberson' that speaks of the same. Here it goes ...

Apr 14, 2010

I was super delighted to read this message today (Tuesday, April 13, 2010 2:33 AM):

Dear Rashid Al-Yahyai,
Together with my Conference Team I cordially invite you to the 4th BSA International Biological Science Research Conference, which will be held in London, United Kingdom, June 1st-4th, 2010. The conference is co-sponsored by the British Science Association (BSA) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The Lloyds TSB Bank also provides collaborative support for the conference. The theme of this year's conference is "Advancements in Plant Science and Environmental Stress" and the conference will highlight the advancements and new developments in Plant Science
All renowned biological scientists will be at the conference and you are no exception. Participants should arrive Tuesday, June 1st, as we will hold an informal social hour that evening from 5:30-7:30pm. Sandwiches, some glasses of wine and champagne should give you enough energy to stroll on your own afterwards and catch the special atmosphere of London. The conference is scheduled for Wednesday, June 2nd, from 8:00am-5:30pm and Thursday, June 3rd, from 8:00am-5:30pm, and the Friday Workshop will be held from 8:00am- Noon. A social hour will follow each of the Wednesday and Thursday sessions.
We will be offering two $140,000USD Research grants to selected presentations/abstracts. You are therefore encouraged to submit your abstract for consideration and possible selection for the research grant. In addition, your abstract, if selected would be published at the next issue of the reputable Science Journal. Please ensure to send your abstract topic with respect to the conference theme within 3days for consideration.
This year's conference will be held at the Ritz Hotel, London at 150 Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom, W1J 9BR. Please note that accommodation and return flight tickets from your country of residence would be provided for selected abstracts.

About Me

I am a Horticulturist by training and doing research and teaching on various types of horticultural crops. My work emphasis is the sustainable production of fruit crops under tough environmental conditions of heat, drought and salinity, such as those found in arid regions of the world.